Huge numbers of women in California have C-sections — particularly for first-time, low-risk births. If those people want to have more children after that first uterine surgery, they may find access to ...

About a third of babies in the U.S. are born by C-section — a common surgical procedure for moms and babies, but it is major surgery. There is now a first-of-its-kind specialized care offered to women ...

She sits before me in tears, a positive pregnancy test on the counter in front of us. It’s not that my patient doesn’t want a fourth child. But she is haunted by memories of her third cesarean section ...

An Alexis wound retractor (AWR) “about the size of a dinner plate” was accidentally left in a woman’s abdomen after giving birth via c-section in 2020 Getty A surgical device “about the size of a ...

Transferring vaginal bacteria to newborns delivered via Caesarean section appears to benefit their early development. This is based on the results of a small study, however, and on mothers reporting ...